'We're at sort of the inflection point' of focusing on Southeast Asia, says Allen Taylor of Endeavor Catalyst, which has just closed on $320m for its fifth fund.
The UK firm's oversubscribed Fund III closed after just five months of fundraising, buoyed by returning LPs such as Sofina, Granite Asia and Hillman Family Foundations, and new LPs including Horsley Bridge Partners.
The venture capitalists who appear on this year's Women of Influence list were selected from roughly 60 nominations from eight countries: Austria, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Spain, the UK and the US.
We asked this year’s Women of Influence which trends are catching their eye – and how those trends might develop.
Tenzin Seldon explains how she convinced LPs like Beneficient, Pivotal Foundation and the Pritzker family to back a first-time climate fund from a solo GP.
LPs committing to Enable Ventures’ $50.3m fund include UnitedHealth Group, Liberty Mutual Investments, Ford Foundation, Ally Bank, Ascension and Weingart Foundation.
SingleSpoke plans to apply AI to traditional mom-and-pop businesses, starting tech-forward platform companies and using M&A to add on legacy players.
Huang Burns joins the firm's secondary investments team as a partner and will work with primary and venture growth teams to source LP interest and continuation vehicle deals.
The firm’s Fund I, which led the smart ring maker’s seed round, holds 19m shares worth $800m at the midpoint of the IPO range
The London-based venture firm, which backs future-of-learning and future-of-work start-ups, is 'seeing more receptivity' from American LPs, says Brighteye co-founder.